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MK43 9LP

Wixams & Wilstead · Bedford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Bedford
Ward
Wixams & Wilstead
Local authority
Bedford
Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
MK43 9PN 67 m
MK43 9TF 110 m
MK43 9PF 112 m
MK43 9LW 126 m
MK43 9LT 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
MK43 9LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
MK
Postcode district
MK43
Postcode sector
MK43 9
Latitude
52.068173
Longitude
-0.506475
British National Grid easting
502,471
British National Grid northing
242,140

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Bedford · E06000055
Electoral ward
Wixams & Wilstead · E05014516
Parish or community
E04011914
Westminster constituency
Mid Bedfordshire · E14001359
Output area
E00088594
Lower layer super output area
Bedford 020B · E01017552
Middle layer super output area
Bedford 020 · E02003635

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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92 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
158, Montgomery Close, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9LP 3 July 2026 £325,000
123, Montgomery Close, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9LP 10 December 2025 £350,000
139, Montgomery Close, Stewartby, Bedford, MK43 9LP 8 August 2025 £260,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
12
Secondary
5

  1. Marston Vale Middle School

    Academy converter

    347 m

  2. Broadmead Lower School

    Community school

    588 m

  3. Kimberley 16 - 19 Stem College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
153
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Shoplifting 31
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
106

56 female, 50 male

Postcode households
41
Residents per household
2.6
MK43 9 residents
11,173

Age bands in MK43 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.8%

2,516 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,075 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.1%

3,427 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.2%

2,446 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,552 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider MK43 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MARSTON FOREST HEALTHCARE

    59 BEDFORD ROAD, MARSTON MORETAINE, BEDFORD, MK43 0LA

    ODS code E81043

    2.9 km

  • THE VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WOOTTON VALE HLTH LIV CTR, FIELDS ROAD, WOOTTON, BEDFORD, MK43 9JJ

    ODS code Y00560

    3.2 km

  • GREENSAND SURGERY (AMPTHILL)

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, 57 OLIVER STREET, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2SB

    ODS code E81002

    4.8 km

  • HOUGHTON CLOSE SURGERY

    1 HOUGHTON CLOSE, AMPTHILL, BEDFORD, MK45 2TG

    ODS code E81074

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Montgomery Close

    BCT · Stewartby

    0.1 miles

  • Marston Vale Middle School

    BCT · Stewartby

    0.2 miles

  • Stewartby Stores

    BCT · Stewartby

    0.3 miles

  • Stewartby Stores

    BCT · Stewartby

    0.4 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Stewartby

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Bedford 020B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,216 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £268,750 from 12 recorded sales in MK43 9LP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bedford is £329,830 in June 2026, up 4.4% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 5 secondary schools. Marston Vale Middle School is the nearest published school at 347 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

153 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.